Dermatológia pre prax 1/2009

Tinea incognito – a difficult dermatological diagnosis

The term describes a tinea infection whose clinical morphology has been modified by the application of topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or preexisting pathologies. The clinical manifestation can masquerade a number of other dermatoses.

Keywords: tinea incognito, diagnosis, therapy